FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES AT CLEARWATER THRESHERS
08/05/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES AT CLEARWATER THRESHERS
GAME ID: 8847 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brevard County Manatees (47-59) 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Clearwater Threshers (48-58) 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 X 10 13 1
Blair Slugs Threshers to 10-7 Win
The home crowd had a good time watching the Brevard County Manatees and Clearwater Threshers get after it.

The Clearwater Threshers topped the Brevard County Manatees, 10-7, in Florida State League action at Bright House Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Clearwater designated hitter Walt Blair. Clearwater reliever Ken Ross was the winner. His record is now 3-9. Randy Smith took the loss. Daniel Brunt got the save, his 21st in 22 chances.

With Clearwater leading 6-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Blair came up to bat against Brevard County pitcher Merlin Hatch. Blair hit a slider to right for a grand slam home run. His 19th home run of the season put the Threshers on top, 10-1.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Hector Santiago.

Clearwater is now 48-58.
BREVARD COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE CLEARWATER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .125 0 1
A. Fernández 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .300 0 1
   a-J. Younger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 6 28
   b-T. Jackson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 7 36
B. Holmes 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .319 7 59
E. Hiter RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .285 7 44
T. Tillman LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .292 8 34
A. Morley SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .391 0 6
J. Livingston DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 0 24
   c-M. Stokes DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 1 4
K. White 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .254 1 23
R. Maxwell C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 2
Totals 36 7 12 7 3 7 13      
a - J. Younger pinch hit for A. Fernández in the 6th
b - T. Jackson substituted for J. Younger in the 6th
c - M. Stokes inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tillman (12, 5th Inning off K. Ross, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Morley 2 (5, 5th Inning off K. Ross, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Holmes (20, 5th Inning off S. Naegeli, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Hiter (17, 5th Inning off S. Naegeli, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Fernández , B. Holmes 3 , E. Hiter 3 , T. Tillman 3 , A. Morley 4 , K. White 2 , R. Maxwell
2-out RBI: A. Fernández , B. Holmes , E. Hiter , T. Tillman , A. Morley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Younger , A. Morley , J. Livingston , R. Maxwell
GIDP: J. Martínez , R. Maxwell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Tillman (3)

FIELDING
PB: R. Maxwell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McIntyre CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .260 4 28
C. Douglas RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .254 5 38
C. Starr 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .258 8 47
R. Alonso 3B 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .296 14 51
W. Blair DH 5 2 3 5 0 2 1 .314 19 62
J. Hawkins SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .271 10 39
T. Pérez LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .311 3 17
J. McLaughlin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .292 5 30
Z. Wheeler C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .264 2 21
Totals 35 10 13 10 5 8 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Alonso (14, 2nd Inning off R. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Blair 2 (19, 4th Inning off R. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Hatch, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. McIntyre , C. Douglas , C. Starr 2 , R. Alonso 6 , W. Blair 9 , T. Pérez , J. McLaughlin , Z. Wheeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McIntyre , C. Starr , T. Pérez
Sac Bunt: T. Pérez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alonso (19)
CS: R. Alonso 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. McIntyre (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Alonso-Starr-McLaughlin, Hawkins-Starr-McLaughlin)
BREVARD COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEARWATER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Smith L (0-3) 3.1 9 8 8 2 3 2 63 4.76   
M. Hatch 3.1 3 2 2 3 4 1 65 5.34   
C. Lee 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Smith 9
Batters Faced: R. Smith 21, M. Hatch 16, C. Lee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Smith 4-3, M. Hatch 6-0, C. Lee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Smith 63-42, M. Hatch 65-36, C. Lee 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hatch 3-3 , C. Lee 1-0
WP: M. Hatch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Naegeli 4.2 7 6 6 3 2 0 89 5.48   
K. Ross W (3-9) 3.1 5 1 1 0 2 0 47 8.15   
D. Brunt SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Naegeli 25
Batters Faced: S. Naegeli 22, K. Ross 14, D. Brunt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Naegeli 3-7, K. Ross 6-1, D. Brunt 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Naegeli 89-48, K. Ross 47-31, D. Brunt 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ross 1-1
WP: S. Naegeli , K. Ross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Blair
Ballpark: Bright House Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5797
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